1898 Louisville Colonels season

March 2026 March 2024 Louisville Colonels 1898 National League Eclipse Park II Louisville, Kentucky 70 81 y 9th Barney Dreyfuss Fred Clarke The 1898 Louisville Colonels baseball team finished with a 70–81 record and ninth place in the National League. Regular season thumb|200px|right|The 1898 Louisville Colonels Season standings Louisville Colonels Record vs. opponents LOU Opening Day lineup Roster 1898 Louisville Colonels Roster Pitchers Nick Altrock Dad Clarke Bert Cunningham Pete Dowling Red Ehret Chick Fraser Bill Magee Lou Mahaffey Frank Todd Catchers Malachi Kittridge Doc Powers Cooney Snyder Bill Wilson Infielders Scoops Carey Billy Clingman Harry Davis George Decker Tommy Leach John Richter Claude Ritchey Heinie Smith General Stafford Tom Stouch Billy Taylor Honus Wagner Outfielders Fred Clarke Josh Clarke Charlie Dexter Topsy Hartsel Dummy Hoy Kid Nance Manager Fred Clarke Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Malachi Kittridge 86 287 70 .244 1 31 1B Honus Wagner 151 588 176 .299 10 105 2B Heinie Smith 35 121 23 .190 0 13 SS Claude Ritchey 151 551 140 .254 5 51 3B Billy Clingman 154 538 138 .257 0 50 OF Charlie Dexter 112 421 132 .314 1 66 OF Dummy Hoy 148 582 177 .304 6 66 OF Fred Clarke 149 599 184 .307 3 47 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI General Stafford 49 181 54 .298 1 25 George Decker George Decker (baseball) 42 148 44 .297 0 19 Harry Davis Harry Davis (1900s first baseman) 37 138 30 .217 1 16 Bill Wilson Bill Wilson (catcher) 29 102 17 .167 1 13 Doc Powers 34 99 27 .273 1 19 Kid Nance 22 76 24 .316 1 16 Topsy Hartsel 22 71 23 .324 0 9 Cooney Snyder 17 61 10 .164 0 6 Scoops Carey Scoops Carey (baseball) 8 32 6 .188 0 1 Billy Taylor Billy Taylor (third baseman) 9 24 6 .250 0 2 Josh Clarke 6 18 3 .167 0 0 Tom Stouch 4 16 5 .313 0 6 John Richter 3 13 2 .154 0 0 Tommy Leach 3 10 1 .100 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Bert Cunningham 44 362.0 28 15 3.16 34 Bill Magee 38 295.1 16 15 4.05 55 Pete Dowling 36 285.2 13 20 4.16 84 Chick Fraser 26 203.0 7 17 5.32 58 Red Ehret 12 89.0 3 7 5.76 20 Dad Clarke 1 9.0 0 1 5.00 1 Lou Mahaffey 1 9.0 0 1 3.00 1 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Nick Altrock 11 70.0 3 3 4.50 13 Frank Todd 4 11.0 0 2 13.91 5 References 1898 Louisville Colonels team page at Baseball Reference Category:Louisville Colonels seasons Louisville Colonels season Louisville Colonels Category:1898 in Louisville, Kentucky